Consultation Updates - Canberra

Summary of the NATSIHP Consultation in Canberra

The consultations for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (the Health Plan) are currently underway. This page will be updated with the latest news and highlights from the consultations as they progress.

Canberra

The community consultation in Canberra was held on Monday 22 October. Over 50 members of the community, health and other service sectors from the ACT and other nearby regions, including Wagga Wagga, participated in the consultation session in Canberra, A number of key themes emerged from the discussions including access to services, the significance of education and career pathways, cultural competency of the health workforce, food security, nutrition and the inclusion of the family in the continuum of care. The participants also emphasised the importance of ongoing consultation, particularly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.

The School Years and Young People consultation group getting started with the Middle Years, Ageing and the Aged at work behind

The Canberra consultation broken up into the three consultation groups Pre-natal, Pregnancy, Post-natal and the Early Years, School Years and Young People, and Middle Years, Ageing and the Aged

The Middle Years, Ageing, and the Aged consultation group in discussion with the Pre-natal, Pregnancy, Post-natal and the Early Years consultation group behind